On 5 June, the European Commission published a Commission Notice providing further clarity about the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation in practice. We take a closer look at the document to understand its requirements in detail, including the current status of PFAS restrictions, the…
In this Innovation Spotlight, Dow outlines how its extrusion coating portfolio aims to support recyclability requirements and regulatory readiness, and how its collaboration with RDM Group demonstrates how lightweight polymer coatings can extend the use of fibre-based packaging into applications…
According to CEFLEX, a truly circular economy must be demand-driven. Following the Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s call for a EUR 2 billion investment to increase recycling capacity fourfold by 2025, CEFLEX has worked backwards along the supply chain to clarify the scale of recycling, sorting,…
Duopack is a flexible packaging solution for stand-up pouches that features a partition dividing the products into two distinct parts, allowing them to be dispensed individually or at the same time depending on the application. The Ukrainian start-up’s founder, Oleksandr Grytsenko, expands on…
Antalis Visual Communications has launched Priplak R100, a flexible plastic sheet manufactured from recycled polypropylene (PP) sourced from manufacturing waste and the company’s buyback scheme.
The Consumer Goods Forum’s (CGF) Plastic Waste Coalition of Action has published a set of principles that it claims can help to guide the credible, safe and environmentally sound development of the chemical recycling industry alongside an LCA pointing to the potential of chemical recycling to…
ExxonMobil has announced the commercialisation of its Exceed S performance polyethylene (PE) resins, which it claims can offer simpler and lighter film formulations with less blending required during processing but the same durability for food, industrial, and agricultural applications.
Recyclability is one of the cornerstones of a circular economy and has shifted into focus not least due to a proliferation of EPR (Extended Producer Responsibility) schemes, the EU’s green deal and changing laws that penalise packaging that’s not recyclable or reusable and doesn’t incorporate…
Amcor has expanded its AmPrima range of PE-based packaging with a range of pouches and wraps for coffee and cheeses, which the company claims can replace hard-to-recycle, multi-material options without any compromise on performance.
Coveris has unveiled a new stretch film for silage bale wrapping, Unterland R, which contains at least 30% recyclate from collected agricultural films.
Schur Flexibles has developed an antibacterial varnish that can be applied to a range of its films, including those used for food packaging applications, to help to enhance point of sale hygiene.
A new report from the Ellen MacArthur Foundation covers the “urgent actions” required by both businesses and policymakers to facilitate the transition to a circular economy for flexible packaging – with an intensification of measures needed across the flexibles value chain if it is to meet some of…
The Perfect Sorting Consortium will bring together brand owners, universities, and an independent test and research centre to develop and test an AI decision model that could help with the separation of packaging that is not currently properly sorted.
